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Kemi

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Kemi

The lihgtship Kemi (Finnish: Majakkalaiva Kemi) was the last lightship in use in Finland . It was completed at the Björneborgs Mekaniska Verkstad, (now Pori, Finand) in 1901. The ship's name varied depending on its location: Äransgrund (replacing Lightship Äransgrund), Relandersgrund (cf. Relandersg

rund), Relanderinmatala (named after its location at the Relanderinmatala shallow), and Rauma (after Rauma). Now Kemi is a museum ship operated by the Maritime Museum of Finland.

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